Which to use
“alegria” and “alegro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,696
- “alegria” frequency rank
- #45,167
- “alegro” frequency rank
- 46863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegria | alegro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contentamento | andamento rápido e vivaz (de 120 a 156 bpm) |
Where the eye mixes alegria and alegro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegria runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against alegro's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alegria and alegro
A purely visual mix-up. alegria (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡɾi.ɐ/) and alegro (/ɐ.ˈlɛ.ɡɾo/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegria is recorded at frequency rank #1,696, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡɾi.ɐ/. alegro is at rank #45,167, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɐ.ˈlɛ.ɡɾo/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46863, this pair ranks #18,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegria vs alegro
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegria": i. Private to "alegro": o.
"alegria" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "alegro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegria" and "alegro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alegria" vs "alegro" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegria" and "alegro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegro vs Aleixo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #18,439 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.